GIA
a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992;
aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state
- the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres
• Syn:
Armed Islamic Group
• Topics:
terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act
• Regions:
Algeria, Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
• Instance Hypernyms:
terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
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